 |
| The ambience of KLHK general lecture in Senate Conference Room (Photo : Faqih PR) |
The University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) became the host of the Forestry Update Course (FUCo) General Lecture organized by Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (KLHK) (trans: the Ministry of Environment and Forestry ) in collaboration with the Forum Perguruan Tinggi Kehutanan Indonesia (FORETIKA) (trans: Forum of Indonesian Forestry Universities). The general lecture was held in the Senate Conference Room of UMM on October 28, 2023. There were hundreds of participants, both offline and online, via Zoom meetings and YouTube.
On this occasion, Martha Theresia J Siregar, Coordinator of Biodiversity Management Policy at the Ministry of National Development Planning of the Republic of Indonesia, provided fascinating material. She said that the world is currently facing a crisis that would threaten the earth's future and humans. There are at least three interrelated circular indicators. They are climate change, pollution, and environmental degradation. All three have an impact on the loss of biodiversity.
Read more: Numerous Suicide Cases, UMM Psychology Lecturer Mention Four Main Reasons
Several steps can be taken to overcome these challenges. Starting from participating in the drafting of the regulations to oversee the control of environmental pollution and maximizing the processing of industrial waste to reduce pollution. As well as educating the public about the importance of awareness to keep caring for the environment and existing biodiversity.
" At least one million species of animals and plants are at risk of extinction. It is predicted that the habitat area of these flora and fauna will decrease, and there will be only 49.7% left by 2045. This is an incident that we need to pay more attention to," she said.
On the other hand, Dr. M. Saparis Soedarjonto, S.Si., M.T., as the Director of the Management Planning and Supervision of Watershed Management, also delivered an attractive point. According to him, water management is one of the keys to creating agricultural yields and one of the indicators of creating good natural governance.
Read more: UMM Faculty of Health Student Team Develops Contraceptive Products from Leunca Fruit
"The role of forests for water and food sustainability is very close—for example, the Nantu forest in Gorontalo. The forest supplies water to the dam, and the water is managed well to irrigate rice fields that total 6,880 hectares and produce rice production of 619 billion per year," he said.
With this data, he advised all stakeholders to protect the ecosystem in the forest. Irresponsible mines should not destroy it. Given that the processing of mining waste that is not good must cause damage to nature and cause imbalance. (Faq/Wil/Put)
.jpeg)
